Manufacture of inlaid linoleum.



BEST Mmmm; COPY Mmm Aug. 20, mm.

I3 Sheets-Shui l.

(In man.)

n. momma.

Patented Aug. 2o, Ism.

MAHUFAGTURE 0F FNLID LINULEUM. 4

(Application tiled July 15, 1898.)

(No Medef.) i

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Patented Aug. 20, IQUI. D. E. THUMSN.- MANUFMTLIHEv 0FlVINLAIILLINOLEUIW.

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(uuml.)

No. 681,153. Paentu Aug. 20, |904. r, A D. E. THOMSBN.

MANUFACTUBE 0F INLMD LVINLEUM.

I (Application med .my 1s, msgs.) (No Model.) I3 Sheets-SMM 5,

A Patenten Aug. 20,-l90l.

D. E. THOMSON. MANUFACTUBE 0F INLA'ID LINDLEUM.

`(App1icazian med July 1s, 189s.)

. Patented Aug.` 2o, wol." D. E. THUMSGN. MANUFAGTURE 0F muuu LmoLEum.

(Application filed. July 13, 1896.)

' {,3 Sheets-Sheei 7.

(No Mutuel.;`

` No. 68|,l53.` Patented Aug. 20, IQI.

n. THOMSON.

MANUFCTURE 0F INLAID'UNLEUM.

` (Application led July 13,1896.) V (No Model.) 13 Sheets-Sheet 8.

Patented Aug. 20, |9011'.

n. E. manson. MANUFGTURE 0F INLMD LINOLEUM.

(Appximin med July 1s, 189e.)

(Application led July 13, 1896.)

Patented Aug. 20, i908.

` MANUFSTUREUF BNLMD LNULEUM.

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VBasti" fivriltantsoelrr TED PATENT FUCE- IiA'i/in'nsPLiN. Thomson, onEDINBURGH, seo01/Lann ,MANUFACTURE oF INLAID LiiuoLef-iiivi.A

CIFIO'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,1 endeten August ao,1901.2

` `Applicationillcd'iluly13,1896. Serial No.599019'. (No model.) i

om t Hwy/concern: versa; When said` beam is held in thehorifYwijithatLDAlvin EsPfLINlHoMsoN, zontalposition, another beam, towhich-is at- `f Gillespie Street Works, Gilmore tached a soft-metalfacing and also a guide- 55 hnrgh", lin `the county of Mid-LwV plateandwhich carries the sheet of linoleum and; have invented Improvements withit,` is moved toward'the cutter-beam and nilfaeture'oflnlaid"Linoleumand presses the cutters through the sheet ofliin-y iid 'AppaiatusyConnected There olenin. The benin is then drawn back, car- .Kiehilietters Patent of Great Britr-yi'ng the sheet OEIinoIeuni- With it.Thercut- 6o i igeiii'gral'itedme, No.v1(3,37, dated ter-beam is thenturned from the 'horizontal l t'lie"28tl1*day`fDecember,1804,)1of whichthe to the vertical position and the tessera; lollowinnr is asLieciiiettioh. i ejected :rom the cutters and pressed onto the pflfhsilnjve'rl'tion is tojprovide a canvas backing. During the time that theJ ingoutand building patterns cutter-beam is being turned from thevertical 65 .u osta .es`,s'u`ch aislinol'eum; which can* to thehorizontal position the sheet ot' 1in- 1.15 Li f ilrmed nto sheets. 4The machincinaybe oleum isf'inoved (by suitable mechanism) mi :tangxedfioliiakc `the complete sheet; by comdownward or across the'cutter-beam inreadi- 0l'.`a primary'perforated 'sheet and ness for thenext movement `of the cutting# herein of pieces ol' 'various' block.`After the pattern has'heen completed 7o r otherwise hydispensing'thewhole is drawn under Vahylranlic press "ci tedl prinniry'shect andusing and-is subjected torafpressnre sufcientto n orins and colorstoweom pose make: the pieces ot mosaiccohere and adhere pa '11." 'Inltlielornier caso the to the canvas backing- 'lhe sheet of mosaicl1`eet|ivin1lgl`-be'coloredalloversuitis then carried between rollers(which may 7.5 a' y l ground and 'the pattern would `he heated) whichgive ita further andinishlje inlaid. finti thclatter it would beentirely ing pressure.

il t lniboth "casesA the linoleum would This invention is/forthomanufactureof' t a""canyas backing. `For this pnrtwo styles ofmosaic-71.9., thatin which there provide a traveling 'platenfor table,`is a continuous sheet of linoleuin with perfo- 8o y which islicaused it` c travel iiiterniittently1 a rations made in it and then lle'd upwith a :i `alto the length of thepattern to pattern of one or morecolors, the -whole beine; `Milcdfeaidtablecarrying with it the lingfixed to a canvas backing, and the other y eaxvasbacliing upon whichthepieces oflin0- that in which the whole sheet of mosaic' is Q yleannror tessera: aretobe laid. Ona suity made up 0E resserre ofdifferent forms and 85 able ingahdatafeohvenientheghtabove colors fixedtoa canvas backino.` "5' s ihleaiie sets ,of rollers, (as many sets Theaccompanying drawings will enable myv is A ir. colo s .inv1thepatlzerm)` between invention to be fully understood. c 1h nl v erepasses aprepared con;- Figuresl and 1rl taken together are a lon-l yribuins able. colei-'to form the gitudinal section. Figsy2 and 2 takento- 9o -lIlOSt IC.

.iiid framing'and arranged gether are a side elevation. Fig. 3 isafrontarencarried sets of heads `end elevation. Figs. 4 and 4 taken. tovOnsaidfheads are lined a gether are a sectional plan, certain parts"utiers`'or@lie-plates,Leachv cutter; being removed. Fig. 5 is asectional eieva- A A,igto thepart of one color of the' tion showing partof pattern-eiiting block, 95

Loos-ely Afitted insidel vsaid cutters section of primarycutting-block,- and rol-1ers l flied tc slidingblockare fixed ejecforfeeding linoleuin weh to cutter-block. hi'cheje hettesserzefrolnthecutters Figs. 6 and 'fare views of the gearing forpifesslreinontthecanvasbackn`g,;said giving the transverse motion totherollers for f l `sliding block heingca'rrod in suitable guides `feedinglinoleum webto tHe cutters. Fig. 8 lxoo lredftotthelieani. 'lhelieain'which ear# is a section of the drum for carrying the travi` n isliitnonytrunnions'and is.;4 elingtable-or platen. Figs.v U and ).Ogarc."` `iobelturnedby suitable mechanism 'from views of the pattermeutting blockon alargar. ,t a 4horizontal `to a fvcrtieal lpositiorn'and,vice scale.Figs. 11 to 19 are views of detailegg?` in suitable behereinafter-described. Fig. 2O is a detail view of a portion of the`mosaic. Fig. 21 is a detail view of the mechanism for giving thedownward movement to the secondary ,sheet of linoleum, the mechanismbeing shown in its position after completing the forward movement. Fig.22 is a detail view of said mechanism imposition after beginning theforward movement. Figs. 23 and 24 are respectively a side View and aplan of said mechanism..

In the several gnres the saine letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

a. is the roll ofl the primary or foundation sheet a of the finishedarticle. v

b b' are rollers of secondary sheets of different colors; o', Fig. 8,the strip of lin'ole'um to form the selvage or edge ofpthe sheet.

C is the framing, which is formed in sections; G and ,02, the girderswhich support the traveling table and take 'the stress during theoperation of pressing the tesser onto lthe canvas backing. f These girders are provided with a chamber, so that they may be heated withsteam, il necessary. t

cs and c4 arethe drums for carryingY tbe traveling table c5, which ismoved intermittently by means of the ratchet-wheel c and pawl ci, Fig.2.v

es represents the shafts, journaled in the.

pedestals p9 p1", for carrying the drums c c4 and racthetwheel c5.

d is the beam or yhead for carrying the primary-sheet cutters or dieso3', which are x-ed to a block d2. The beam is moved upwar'd anddownward by means of the toggle-joints d, which are attached vtobox-slides d", suitably supported in the frame of l'the 'machine andoperated by cams d5.

di is a girder which forms the cutting-table for the primary sheet, thesaid table preferably coveredwith a soft-metal facing.

e e' 'are tb'e beams or heads for carrying the secondarysheet',crittersor dies e?, whichare fixed to removable blocks e3 e4. The beams e e "arehung on trnnnions e5 and are turned from a horizontal to averticalposition by means of levers e, respectively, eacirlever e5 beingprovided atl one end `with a link e,

4 attached to the beam Le, and at the other end provided with a link e8,attached to a boxslide ci, operated by a cam c1", mounted on spindles,such spindles being journaled in bearings secnredto the frame of themachine, asclea'rly showninliig. '1.'y f' f f are the cutting-tablesforsecondary sheets b vb', vrespectively, said tables being covered. with.a soft-metal facing f2, Fig. Attached to the tables, v but adjustable,are guide-plates# 'for guiding thecut'ters. The tables fj are'm'oyedAbackward and forward by means of iogglefioinisfia attached to boxslides)"5 and operated by' cams `faud f7.'

ly this means the dies e2 cnt ontand carry 'the pieces of linol'eum."lbe beams-ceare then turned 'to the vertical position above the primarysheet land the pieces of linoloum.

beam h, Fig. 5, said beam being controlled.

by the eccentric cani h2, Fig. y1. gis the ejector-plate, which is plateg and carries the ejectors g' g', die.

The movable blocks e, withdies e, are.

xed to the beam e by means of the guide h, Figs. l-and 5, is-'a beam.which is attached to box-slides h and operated by means ofcamsh. f f

'plates g" and bolts g'3 vand are adjusted by 8o vbolts gs, Figs. 9 and10.

h3 represents guide-rods connected to each 85 end ofv the attermplateh4, said g'nlde-rods being, held 1n position by suitable guides 71.5,-,

fixed to the 4framing C., the'endofl the pattern-plate h4 being shown inelevation inv Figs. l*l `and 2a. Theguide-rods and pat- 9o y trn-plateare pressed downward by ymeans of t e cam h6 (located by the sideof'cam'h as y springs 71.7.

primary sheet from roll a and are driven at a consta'n't speed by meansof pulleys fj, and-.7,s are rollers for guiding thee-heet on'to thecutting-block. j

j and j are rollers provided with frictional vbest seenin Fig. `5) andare lifted up by the.v

j Fg'sland '2, are rollersfor taking the I Azoo surfaces which grip theperforated primary web and are driven intermittently bythe frictionbetween the traveling ltable c and the roller j?, which in turn drivesthe roller j, andthe roller j drives the roller j by means o thespur-wheels Lyland sprocket. Wheels jg andj", connect-ed by meansv of adrive-chain. (Shown in outline.)

7a is the sheet or roll of canvas; k', the steam-cylinder around whichtheweb of canvas is passed. v

kwis the guideroller for the canvas web. Thecylinder 1d is driven-at aconstant speed b Imeans of the cones k3 la* and chainwheelsv 5 lo, Figs.1 and 3. ,l

InFigs. 1, 2,1, and. 22 ,Z l rollers for giving the downward movement tothe secondary sheet b and which are driven intermittently byy means ofthe ratchetwheel Z2, Figs. 2l and 22, and pawl Z3, the move# ment of thepawl Zs beingregulated by the ratchetwheel l and cam' 1 Zs lisl the pawlwhich nfoves the ratchetwheel Z4, said wheel Z4 being fixed on the same`ward lever ZJarid i i `ratchet-wheel Z2; with the roller l, through anangle bthhs movingthe seeondarysheet 'b of the slot its in lever l", pinMi in lever l; and.. `the;projeetions; Zlou the cam ilgzrvaryinginovment caribe `given to the pnwl Z Fig. 22 showsthe return or backward`posi" tion of the lever Z5, `which has "moved the `mechanism backwardin readinessfor the for# wadmovment! Thepa'wl L has moved the"atehet-wlieel Zfand cam Z12 iutoenchra pesiionbthat the projection l isturnedaronnd hrongh anangle of ninetydegrees. t Atv the ame time theweighted level Z" `has drawn' .backwadtheflever Z9, which stopsor restson he projection lll, Said.` lever fonlymovinef Ifalling;into theratchetfwheel l? iusneha `postionthat in the forward movement ofthe`lever l the wheel Z2 and roller l only inovef `through an anglo Z1",thus moving theseoqndary ehe/el? b `downwardlan amount @quatto b4.ttiselearly to be seen that by' potting on` am's l withvaryingprojections Zmt'haib'tho leverif'may either remain at rester movelhroughan ylangle4 n p tothe maximum b, and thus varyingthe drm'mva-rdmovement of the `1 secondary sheets. 1 l H l m2 m3" m4 mf areguide-rollers for the sheete bb', whereby the mutilated secondary sheetis* guided to the waste-rollers m fnt, Fig'.`

secondarysheets;` Figjl, (i, and 7,'*n' isthe connecting-rod, attachedto the' eutting-table and givingmotion to the rocking lever n'.

the forward movement to the lever'fn'l; to whiehare attachedvthe bftwlsrtf M." back- Ward movement ofthclcver Tliftslhe pawls rr En outof gearwithfthe ratchet-wheels nf.

n" is a weighted lever forgiving thcbat 7" wardmovemer t to thelever n4.

tached, said wheels beingloose on their Spin# die and gearing`into:beve-tplnien nlh which fiXed on its spindle. `Also lixed hn Said Ispindle is-a spur-wheel 'rt, which gears` ihto fa rack You', cast on thebracket n, said bracket carrying ollers l" "n'lfm2 and the sheet bandhaving proj( ons4 lt", which lit into a roovein the l of roller l, and:is the bracket unis `nia e by means ot' the eenling otlavel backwardand g ransvere niovemjenbto oller carrying 'the `secondary'sheet; 1;,the" lmelm'nrilfaml `for-Y Ward *movement depending Mupon "which [lawl s`in gearing with `the ratchet; attached lo `thej bevel-wheels 'n3 it?,the novemelitbl the pawl r and 'moving the 1i. to which `is attached the pawlfc-for giving` dewnwardan amountequalt'o UY `By"means` 'attachedtol-lever o "trolled by suit-ablemechanism.` 'gais provided with achamber;

li'orgivigatransverse movement tothe "fr",` the 'same 'beingr attachedthe.; lthe spnrigenririg.

the tabie forgivingmotirnl totheveonne :ing-rod o", l.whichmovcs therocking: lever f termittei'lt movement tor-the-drunllo.

Y tently by lheroeking leverf/)Ewhich oper? ated l by `connectieg-rod p"p5; having a slottedori shaft eH and is moved intermittently'by toframing C, in which the shafts e are ,iol

"same:tli'eimovem'entsof the"'presgifbeng"conA (Notshown. so' thatit besteam-heated; if'fnnd noces'sar andthe rockinglever 9 fr isaconnecting-fm1from l `t is n clutch "r", which litfeinto'af r, but looseoir shaft; il. f i f rw is a spu'rewlieel whi( "real-.51 into.

'ting intoithe clutch is'acli1tel d wh ymoves the clutch fr" backward?and 'foriv'ar' 1 .s2 is a togglejoint, one end olfvfhielrie a Lne-hed ttherodsI :rml/'tl o ,lhc end 'to framing C by snil-ahlel'pil (1515"5 ueSthe rod i .sf i'sa vifeightfed lever' forca x7' represent the loose rim,of expansive metal; v', the -eX- parisien-ring, of cast-iron; v2, thedrum; v3,

'thebolts for drawing up the expansion-ring and'enlarging thediameter-of ring v as required. The section clearly shows the manner inwhich lthe drum is built. Fig. 11 is a plan of the pattern-plate h4,

' showing theholes inthe plate'which actas v Aguides for the dies e2 forcutting out and laying on part 1 of the pattern shown in Fig. 19. Figs.'13 and 14 are top and bottom views of die e", also guides for theejectors g g2, tc., for part 1 ofthe pattern shown in Fig. 19. Fig. 12is a plan of the pattern-plate h", showing the holes in the plate, whichact as guides for the dies e for vcutting out and layingg on part '2 ofthepattern'shown in fig. 1 f v Figs. 1 5 and 16 are topand bottom viewsof die c2, showing guides for the ejectors g' g?, dwg), for part 2 ofthe pattern shown in Fig. shows the method of manufacturing the mosaicfrom the perforated primary sheet, "the perforations being inlaid withone or more different-colored pieces of linoienm, the first set of diesputting in color No. 1, the second set color No. 2, color after colorbeing added till the complete -pattern is laid.

Figs. 17 and 18 are respectively a side elevation and a plan of aportion of the traveling table or platen.` The platen consists of aseries of transverse strips of wood W, conl nected to two metallic bandsW', and in orf der-to eausevthe canvas k to movel at the same rate asthe platen the latter is provided withv a series of pins W2. upon i-tssurface, said pins` engaging with the canvas web and drawing it forwardasl the platen is moved. t i The foregoing describes fully the operationof making and placing in position the parts forming a floor-clothcem-posed of a primary perforated web and inlaid mosaic. y

The machine is `also designed to build the .whole floor-clothfrom-sections of any desired Fig. 20, is placed on the platen and thewhole 1 Fig. 2U.

pattern. In this latter case the first portion of the machine forfeeding in, perforatihg, and placing thelprimary sheet in position onthe platen is thrown outof gear and remains unused. The requisite cutterand die-plates are placed in their respective heads to form the completepattern, and in lieu of the primary sheet a selvage or edge of linoleuma',

number of sections forming the pattern then being inserted between thesestrips, all as fullydescribed.v The construction of the sheet, built upentirely is clearly shown in f The operation ofthe whole apparatus isfully described as follows: To make the complete sheet lby combinationofa pri-mary perforatedsheet 0r web and` the insertion therein rig. 5.

of pieces of ,various forms and colors. `The rolls of linoleum b b arethe secondary sheets.

, a. is the primary, and a', Fig. 8, the strip for k is the canforming.the. edge of the sheet. vas backing.l These having been plaeed'in theirproper positions, and the head d, carrying the primary sheet-cutters,being in its highest position, the canvas backing la, passing around 7c'and k2, is drawn forward by mean'sof the traveling platen c5, driven byvthe ratchet-wheel c", Fig. 2, and pawl ci. At

the same time the primary sheet a, and strip et' are also drawn forwardunder the press.

head d with the cutters d. lThe platen then rests, and during theinterval of rest the Y head descends and perforates the sheetna, Itheperforations passing upward through-the cutters d to whiehthey areejected by a traveling band di" through opening d8,. Fig. 5. The head isnow raised by means of the toggle-joints d3, box-slides d4, 4and camsd5, and the perforated sheet is drawnforward between roll- Aers jsj'fandv platen ct5 a length equal to a pitch of the pattern, where it againrests. The

- primary sheet and the canvas-backing rolls are arranged by means ofcones to be driven atl a constant speed sufficient to allow of thelength of either equal to the pitch of the pattern `to be unrolledbetween the intermittent movements ofA the plate'n.y At the same timevas the primary sheet is being per forated the pieces or tesser from thesecondary sheetsb b' are being eut, the yheads e e being held in ahorizontal position by means of the lever c6 and link e7, thecuttingtables f f being moved forward against the heads e c and cutterse2 and cut out the various pieces., The tables f f are then drawnvbackward, taking the webs 'b Z1 with them by means of theguide-platesf. The-presses 'onheads e e being now turned from a horiizontal' to a' yvertical position are directly over the 'perforationsmade in the primary sheet. Immediately before'the heads e e come to restin the vertical positien'the-eain 7i comes into operationand pressesdownthe pattern guide-plate h4 onto the top of the primary sheet,compressing the springs hi,

The cams h2 new come into operationfand bring down the beam .lt onto thespindles vg, Fig. iiompressing the springs p5 and forcing down theejector-s g' 172, Fig. 9,

and ejeeting `the tesserae through the pattern guide-plate Zt,compressing them onto the canvas backing and inserting them in theirpropelpositions in the. perforations. While the ejectors hold theresserre in position the cams h6 pass oi the guiderods h3 and allow thepattern-plate h4 to rise by the action-of the springs h". The cam h2highest position. l The heads 'e turned froxnthe vertical to thehorizontal pothe inside of the blocks d2, from' now lifts the beam 71.,land the springsg5 raise the ejecters to their e are new re IOO IIO

sition in readiness for the. next operation of cutting. During the timethat thetcsserag were being ejected the secondary shoots o lr i t i werebeingwdrawn downward a length equal to aipitchqofl'the pattern, and thescrap or Waste perforated sheet wasbeing rolled on` 5 ,The followingexplanation ofthe operationv and eaml i ,The weighted lever 710 pullsover the lever Z9, `which carries the pawl L. The:

lever Z rests on the cam i12. Projections are .made on the edge of thiseamto give any dei sired length of stroke vto the pawl Z3, and this f 15regulates the movement ofthe sheetb tosuit the pattern` being eut.` Onthe backward movementof thetable the pawl Z3 moves the roller Z` therequired distance, carrying the web bwith it.- zo i roller-Sign. 1 It issometimes necessary to give the sheetla transverse movement,i aswell asadowiiward, in order to use up as .mueh of the material as possible.V InFigs.` 6 and 7 -is forward movement of the table f, to `which therodn isattached, the pawl us'pulls around theratchet-whee'ln16 andcam nl",the-shape of the face ol"ihelcamregulating the length` of the stroke. As the weighted lever ai pulls the lever n" over4 against the face of thecam the projections on the sigle of the cam comeu intocontactwithleither of the rods n? or n3. and by means ofthe uptnrnedpoint lift either of pawlsnor nout of gear with its' ratchetwheel,dependingl on the direction of motion to begiven to the sheet,.o r if notransverse motion at any part struck is to `be ,given to the sheet bothpawls will be put out of gear, Suppose the pawl n, Fig. s, is in gear.It vill turn the bevelland spur wheels n10 n in `gear with the rack/m12,so as to move the sheet from right to left, and if the pawl n is in gearthe movement would be from left to right. These movements downward andtransverse to the web orsheet can be arranged to take place at they sameer different times, as the pattern may require. To insure an exactmovement of the platen, the pawl c? and ratchetovheel c,- Fig. 2,arearranged to move thejplaten a little less than the correct pitch. Thestop pais then forced into one of the slots j` 2)', which are equal inpitch around the rim of the disk I). The stop brings around the M55`disk to the saine position cach movement, and

` tliusregulates thetravel of the drums carryingtheplatenl After thesheet hasbecn comf` pletcly builtrit is drawn under a hydraulic press q2by `means of the rollers o, driven intermittently bythe pawl o4,connected tothe rod o3. i \Vhen the sheet has been subjected p to aI'nessure sufficient' to 'make the pieces of i lmosaic Icohere toj eachother and ad here to the canvas backing, it is passed betweenthe-rollwhich giveit a furthera..d finishing pressure rlhe sheet comesfrom under them-ess inter- Vthe press. After the hydraulicpresshaszbeemi movement of the sheet the roller ris d t 2, the pawl Z8pulls around ,ther Chet-wheel' hea-ds or beams arehung ontrunnionsei. lRe'- Clhe action of rolling the` sheet olf the roller Z rolls the scraponto the A thehead or beanie nearestK the frontend-ie shown the gearingfor this purpose.' .On the` .lever e, suitably pivoted. i The r4n'eetion between the link elfaiid' head-hei `said table, means forfeeding a secondary ers l (which maybe lieatei'hif xieecssaryJ.`

mittently, but the rollers by means of the cones 2 are driven at aconstant speed j ust suilicient to take in the sheet as iteoinesieoriiil`70 lifted olf thesheet and beforeftlree werdt Vous `rapidly forwardbetween thepness and' the sheet, seras to roll the sheetolf th-elfaee`fiftht press should it tend 'to-stick after *press ren The roller frisdrivenrapidlyvandinterm es 4tently by means, of the pinion rirahdclinch?,

r9 and rm,`Fig. 4, which drives fthe disk connected tothe rod r, and thero rsandlink r,v C i* i. n

rlhe cutters vor dies e2 .and headsror .eae e are changed from averticaltoiafhorizo talgposition in the following)mannerr,` he

the machine is in a vertical position course of `the operation .of`the."maohrnw the; t a

cam ew'is turned, thereby Apushingitl-ienlingk` e? vdown and `depressingthe forward :hfthe the lever is pivoted to a link;A 4turnis pivoted to`the head e',..sa1d'.piv

.l siriins advance of thetrunnienst` llheii'irwanlti end of lever ebeing depressed, the rear end will be raised, thus pulling upward on thelink e7, thereby raising the head e to a horizontal position, the cam ewnow being in its highest position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to seeureb'y Letters Patent, is-

l. In a linoleum-maciiine of the character described, the combinationwith means carrying a primary sheet, the hollow beam or head provided onits lower face with the perforating means or cutters, and suitable meansfor moving said head to and from the primary sheet; of a movable beltlocated within the hollow head for removing the cut pieces from thehead, substantially as shown and de. scribed.

2. In a linoleum-maehine, the combination of the traveling table c,means for perforating a primary sheet and feeding same onto said table,a movable table, and the oscillating knivesfor cutting the`{ntttern-pieces and then depositing them on'the perforated primarysheet, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a .iifolemn-inachine, the'comhination ofthe traveling table o,means for perforating a primary sheet and feeding same onto IOO sheet,a` movable table having a soft-metal facing, the gnardplates located infront oi said table, and the oscillating cutting-knives for cutting thepattern-pieces, substantially as shown and described.

.4. In a 1inoleunmnachine ol' the character described, the oscillatingknives, and the smilie-actuated plunger-s carried by the eut-Yting-knives te pusnthe eut pieces from the knives when thejknives aremoving in a verl ti'oal direction ,lsubstantiallyas shown andrle-Ascribed.l A i y 5. AIn a'linoleum-machine of the character described,the 'combination of the traveling `table", the oscillating knives forcutting pattern-,pieces 'frorna secondary sheet 'and depositing them oua Aprimary perforated sheet,

andy-the pattern-plate h4 adapted to be operate' to press on the.traveling table when the 'cutting-knives areoseillating, and a cam foroperating said pattern-plate and a spring for as' shown and deserib'ed.l

' returning itto normal position, substantially j` 6. In alinoleuni-maehine, the combination oflthe traveling table, drumsoverwhich said tablefpasses, suitable means in connection with 'saidtable for moving it, aspur-wheel also carried by said drum and havingmeans in connection therewith for locking it after the table has beenrmoved the required distanee, substantially as shown and described.- 7.Ina liuoleum-machiue, the combination of means for feeding a primarysheet, of a ver- `tieally-slidin'gbeann or head provided on its lowerface with the perforating Vnreuttiug on one of said rollers, lever Z5having a suitable fulcrum, the lever Z6 pivoted to the 11p-I per end oflever Z5, the weighted member Z.

provided with a cam-slot in which a stud on one end of the lever-Z6works, apawl pivoted to the top of the member Pand engaging theratchet-wheel on the guide-roller Z, a cam piv- 'oted between the leverZ6 and vvmember Zg to limit the movement of saidmember, a ratchetwheelsecured o'n the shaft of said cani and controlled b va pawl pivoted on,ithe lever Z5, and a lever Zionnecting thefsaid cttiug-'table and leverZ5, substantially as, described.

In vtestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthelpresenee of two witnesses. 1

DAVID ESPLlN THOMSON.

Witnesses: A f f JOHN SIDDLE, ARTHUR HARTLEY YUILE'.

